UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 1999
Check here if Amendment: [ ]; Amendment Number:
This amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: The Baupost Group, L.L.C.
Address: 44 Brattle Street, 5th Floor
P.O. Box 389125
Cambridge, MA 02238-9125
13F File Number: 28-7120
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing this report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Paul C. Gannon
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 617-497-6680
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Paul C. Gannon
Paul C. Gannon, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 12, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
all holdings are reported by another reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 30
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $386,435
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
NONE
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Form 13F INFORMATION TABLE
TITLE VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VA
NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE
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APPLIED PWR INC CL A 038225108 16,661 610,000 SH SOLE N/A 610,000
AZTEC TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS INC COM 05480L101 2,887 1,539,890 SH SOLE N/A 1,539,890
CALIFORNIA FED BK FSB LOS ANGL CONT LITIG 130209604 2,282 1,014,100 SH SOLE N/A 1,014,100
CALIFORNIA FED BK FSB LOS ANGL 2ND CONT 130209703 867 729,900 SH SOLE N/A 729,900
CAPITOL FED FINL COM 14057C106 7,969 763,537 SH SOLE N/A 763,537
CHEMFIRST INC COM 16361A106 36,369 1,495,900 SH SOLE N/A 1,495,900
EL PASO ELEC CO COM NEW 283677854 3,149 352,300 SH SOLE N/A 352,300
EMPIRE FED BANCORP INC COM 291657104 234 20,000 SH SOLE N/A 20,000
GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES INC ORD G39320109 8,731 1,455,100 SH SOLE N/A 1,455,100
GOLDEN ST BANCORP INC WT EXP 381197136 7,058 5,377,200 SH SOLE N/A 5,377,200
GTECH HLDGS CORP COM 400518106 39,573 1,679,500 SH SOLE N/A 1,679,500
LNR PPTY CORP COM 501940100 33,012 1,544,400 SH SOLE N/A 1,544,400
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 10,352 153,500 PUT SOLE N/A 153,500
MFC BANCORP LTD COM 55271X103 7,784 1,037,850 SH SOLE N/A 1,037,850
MAXWELL SHOE INC CL A 577766108 190 21,000 SH SOLE N/A 21,000
MEDIA GEN INC CL A 584404107 9,904 194,200 SH SOLE N/A 194,200
NAVIGANT INTL INC COM 63935R108 14,350 1,822,221 SH SOLE N/A 1,822,221
NEUROGEN CORP COM 64124E106 8,000 547,000 SH SOLE N/A 547,000
OCTEL CORP COM 675727101 26,575 2,126,000 SH SOLE N/A 2,126,000
OMEGA WORLDWIDE INC COM 68210B108 2,150 529,200 SH SOLE N/A 529,200
SECURITY CAP GROUP INC CL A 81413P105 7,566 11,640 SH SOLE N/A 11,640
SECURITY CAP GORUP INC CL B 81413P204 248 17,000 SH SOLE N/A 17,000
SOUND FED BANCORP COM 83607T109 500 53,000 SH SOLE N/A 53,000
STAGE STORES INC COM 85254C107 7,006 1,077,900 SH SOLE N/A 1,077,900
TENNECO INC NEW COM 88037E101 3,104 130,000 SH SOLE N/A 130,000
UCAR INTL INC COM 90262K109 57,939 2,294,600 SH SOLE N/A 2,294,600
VENTAS INC COM 92276F100 32,674 6,078,900 SH SOLE N/A 6,078,900
WALTER INDS INC COM 93317Q105 38,243 2,956,000 SH SOLE N/A 2,956,000
WEST ESSEX BANCORP COM 952698108 476 52,200 SH SOLE N/A 52,200
WORONOCO BANCORP INC COM 981630106 582 58,200 SH SOLE N/A 58,200
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TOTAL REPORT 386,435
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